Ham, cheese & pesto croissant bake

Whip up this indulgent and delicious brunch this weekend. Leave out the ham, switch out the gruyère and use alternative pesto to make it veggie, if you like

Spinach savoury muffins

Make these super green muffins as a first weaning food. Made with spinach, cheese and wholemeal flour, they’re a good first food for babies from six months

Potato crust quiche

Try this innovative way to use potatoes – as a stand-in for a pastry case for a quiche with a cheese and bacon filling. Serve with a green salad on the side

‘Panettone’ bread pudding

Reinvent panettone into an indulgent bread and butter pudding to serve a crowd for dessert. Enjoy with cream, crème fraîche or clotted cream

Angela Hartnett’s queen of puddings

I love a queen of puddings. Breadcrumbs, soaked in milk, vanilla flavoured egg, jam on top and then meringue. And when made well, it’s delicious. It’s also a great way to use up old bread or leftover jams, so it’s basically a store cupboard essential. Don’t use a sugary jam as the whole thing will then become overpoweringly sweet.

Bubble & squeak hash

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims/non-pork eaters.

Try a Christmassy twist on a classic brunch. To make the recipe easier and create extra texture, we’ve chopped the leftover vegetables rather than mashing them

Dubai chocolate cheesecake

Draw on the Dubai chocolate trend in this baked cheesecake. With a kataifi pastry base, pistachio filling and chocolate ganache topping, it’s a showstopper

Chilli crisp Turkish eggs

Enjoy these creamy Turkish eggs for brunch. Timing is key; have all your ingredients prepped and ready before you start cooking to ensure it’s served warm

Stovetop lamb biryani

Make a dish that brings people together with a classic biriyani. It’s ideal as a feasting centrepiece when you have family and friends over for dinner

Cherry bakewell cake

Bring all the beloved flavours of the classic bakewell tart together into a showstopping cake. It’s just the thing for a celebration or afternoon tea

Jam roly poly buns

Take a jam roly poly pudding and transform it into swirled buns. It uses tangzhong – a Chinese-style milk and flour paste that yields exceptionally fluffy buns

Crab scotch eggs

Wrap white crabmeat around a soft-boiled egg and you’ll have this glorious take on scotch eggs